This paper deals with the description of a hearing aid simulation tool. This tool simulates the real behavior of digital DSP-based hearing aids with the aim of getting a very promising performance, which can be used f...
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(纸本)9781424408290;1424408296
This paper deals with the description of a hearing aid simulation tool. This tool simulates the real behavior of digital DSP-based hearing aids with the aim of getting a very promising performance, which can be used for further design and research, and for a better fitting of the hearing impaired patient. The main parameters to program are the noise reduction techniques and the compression and feedback reduction algorithms. Also any other configuration is possible due to the access to the simulated signals in the hearing aid. So we can get a very promising performance which can be used for further design and research and for a better fitting of the hearing impaired patient. Results using a multilevel multifrequency hearing aid with real data collected from 18 patients show how the multifrequency compression techniques adapt the normal perceptible sounds to the hearing impaired patient perceiving area.
In production testing of wireless systems, measurement of EVM (a critical spec that is directly related to bit error rate) incurs significant test time due to the large numbers of symbols that need to be transmitted f...
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In production testing of wireless systems, measurement of EVM (a critical spec that is directly related to bit error rate) incurs significant test time due to the large numbers of symbols that need to be transmitted for reasons of accuracy. In our approach, EVM is modeled as a function of the system static non-idealities (IQ mismatch, gain, IIP3 parameters) and dynamic non-idealities (system noise, VCO phase noise). Using a selected subset of the OFDM tones, the static parameters are calculated first. These are then used to facilitate noise estimation using a back-end constellation compensation and noise amplification procedure. The data generated is used to predict EVM using machine learning methods. Significant reduction in test time is achieved with little loss in test accuracy.
In this article we have presented development principles of VLSI-structures and the ways to improve effectiveness of VLSI-devices used for coordinated parallel calculation of basic operations of real-time digital sign...
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In this article we have presented development principles of VLSI-structures and the ways to improve effectiveness of VLSI-devices used for coordinated parallel calculation of basic operations of real-time digital signal processing algorithms. We have also developed criteria for the selection of VLSI-structures to be used for such calculations.
We optimize implementations of one-dimensional and multidimensional signal processing algorithms by rewriting subexpressions according to a set of algebraic identities. We encode the algebraic identities as conditiona...
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We optimize implementations of one-dimensional and multidimensional signal processing algorithms by rewriting subexpressions according to a set of algebraic identities. We encode the algebraic identities as conditional rules, and program hill climbing and simulated annealing search techniques to apply the rules. Both of these search techniques avoid an exponential explosion in memory usage because they only keep a single state in memory instead of building the entire tree of possible equivalent forms. We compare the effectiveness of these search techniques in optimizing implementations of one-dimensional multirate signal processing algorithms. Our prototype environment is written in Mathematica.
We present a rapid-prototyping environment for functional verification and test of digital signal processing algorithms. The environment consists of a Virtex-ll device on a PCI-card and an appropriate generic software...
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We present a rapid-prototyping environment for functional verification and test of digital signal processing algorithms. The environment consists of a Virtex-ll device on a PCI-card and an appropriate generic software backend which is used to pre- and post-process the data and to transfer it to the FPGA and pull the results from it. It is designed to meet real-time requirements by means of interleaving block-transfers to and from a large on-board memory. We use the system for the development and test of audio signalprocessing applications. The implementation and test of the gammatone-resynthesis algorithm is described as an exemplary algorithm that has been tested within the environment. The presented system is part of a software framework for rapid development of power optimized audio signalprocessing applications on behavioral level using library elements.
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Raj MittraEMC Lab
Penn State University and the University of Central Florida USA
Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) has made great strides over the years and has enabled us to solve very large and complex problems that were well beyond our reach only a few year ago. This has been made possible b...
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Computational Electromagnetics (CEM) has made great strides over the years and has enabled us to solve very large and complex problems that were well beyond our reach only a few year ago. This has been made possible because of steady increases in computing speeds - thanks to Moor's Law - and the advent of parallelization as well as development of iterative and domain decomposition techniques. The quest as well as progress toward the solution of very large and complex problems remain unabated - CEM problems involving "billions and billions" of unknowns are being routinely solved today - and this trend is likely to continue for a long time to come. The focus of this presentation is not on proposing yet another algorithm which would help us solve even larger problems than we can handle today, but on discussing alternate ways by which we can enhance the performance of microwave devices - such as imaging systems and lenses - by combining signal processing algorithms with CEM. The paper will discuss several examples of performance enhancement including sub-wavelength imaging of objects that are not located in the near fields of lenses, and improving the accuracy of direction finding antenna systems with size constraints that limit their limitation if conventional DF techniques are used. Our strategy is to first use available CEM techniques to solve the forward problems efficiently and then to use these solutions in signal processing algorithms for the purpose of performance enhancement of microwave devices of the type mentioned above.
This paper demonstrates that FIFTH TM , a new vector-based genetic programming (GP) language, can automatically derive very effective signal processing algorithms directly from signal data. Using symbol rate estimatio...
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This paper demonstrates that FIFTH TM , a new vector-based genetic programming (GP) language, can automatically derive very effective signal processing algorithms directly from signal data. Using symbol rate estimation as an example, we compare the performance of a standard algorithm against an evolved algorithm. The evolved algorithm uses a novel approach in developing a symbol transition feature vector and achieves an impressive 97.7% overall accuracy in the defined problem domain, far exceeding the performance of the standard algorithm. These results suggest that vector based GP approaches could be useful in developing more expressive features for a large class of signalprocessing and classification problems.
The authors introduce a novel approach to the definition of digital signal processing algorithms using bilinear form representation. The proposed algorithms are used to calculate power and line parameter values based ...
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The authors introduce a novel approach to the definition of digital signal processing algorithms using bilinear form representation. The proposed algorithms are used to calculate power and line parameter values based on the current and voltage samples. The bilinear form approach provides a convenient methodology for the optimal design of digital signal processing algorithms. This feature is utilized to design digital algorithms for power and line parameter measurements with low sensitivity to system frequency change. Several different algorithms are defined and their performance is investigated by testing their sensitivity to system frequency change. Various sampling rates and different data windows are utilized to define several test cases.< >
Smart clothes increase the efficiency of long-term non-invasive monitoring systems by facilitating the placement of sensors and increasing the number of measurement locations. Since the sensors are either garment-inte...
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Smart clothes increase the efficiency of long-term non-invasive monitoring systems by facilitating the placement of sensors and increasing the number of measurement locations. Since the sensors are either garment-integrated or embedded in an unobtrusive way in the garment, the impact on the subject's comfort is minimized. However, the main challenge of smart clothing lies in the enhancement of signal quality and the management of the huge data volume resulting from the variable contact with the skin, movement artifacts, non-accurate location of sensors and the large number of acquired signals. This paper exposes the strategies and solutions adopted in the European 1ST project MyHeart to address these problems, from the definition of the body sensor network to the description of two embedded signalprocessing techniques performing on-body ECG enhancement and motion activity classification
Despite steady progress in the miniaturization of pulse oximeters over the years, significant challenges remain since advanced signalprocessing must be implemented efficiently in real-time by a relatively small size ...
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Despite steady progress in the miniaturization of pulse oximeters over the years, significant challenges remain since advanced signalprocessing must be implemented efficiently in real-time by a relatively small size wearable device. The goal of this study was to investigate several potential digital signal processing algorithms for computing arterial oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ) and heart rate (HR) in a battery-operated wearable reflectance pulse oximeter that is being developed in our laboratory for use by medics and first responders in the field. We found that a differential measurement approach, combined with a low-pass filter (LPF), yielded the most suitable signalprocessing technique for estimating SpO 2 , while a signal derivative approach produced the most accurate HR measurements
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